Cord-eye for cord-back suspenders.



G. E. PRBNTIGB.

CORD EYE FGR CORD BAGK SUSPENDERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 9, 1913.

1,110,145, Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTOJJTHQ, WASH/Numb u. c.

GEORGE E. PRENTICE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

CORD-EYE FOR CORD-BACK SUSPENDERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. PRE TIOE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cord- Eyes for Cord-Back Suspenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cord eyes for suspenders or other garment supporters in which cords are used, and its object is to provide a cord eye through which the cord will easily slip, having the novel and improved features of construction hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The inventlon comprlses certain 1mprove- .ments upon and modifications of the cord eye set forth in an application for Letters Patent of the United States filed by me May 21, 1913, Serial Number 769,056, allowed November 13, 1913.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate certain embodiments of the invention applied to suspenders or braces,-Figure 1 is a front view of a pair of suspenders containing the invention; Fig. 2 is anenlarged side view of one of the cord eyes and its supporting bar; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of the cord eye and supporting bar of Fig. 2; Fig. 4: is an end view of said cord eye and bar; Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section of said cord eye and bar, showing the manner of attachment of the shoulder strap; Fig. 6 is a plan view of a metal blank for making the cord eye according to Figs. 2 to 5; Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of a modified form of cord eye; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of a metal blank for making the same; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the metal blank for making the said supporting bar; and Fig. 9 is a plan view of the metal blank for making the rocker shown in said cord eyes.

The suspender orbrace has the ordinary shoulder straps A, A, preferably of elastic webbing or the like, and cords B, B, at the front ends of the shoulder straps, provided with loops 15 to be buttoned to the front of the garment. The length'of the loops at the front ends of the shoulder straps is ad- Specification of Letters Patent.

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ends of the shoulder straps are provided with cord eyes through which passes the :1

cord C.

'D is a band, preferably, of elastic webbing or the like, having three cord eyes at the top and one cord eye at the bottom through The which the cord C passes, asshownf lower ends of cord C are formed into loops 15 for attachment to the rear of the garment.

The cord eyes E of the preferred construction, are each formed from a blank of a single piece of sheet metal shaped as shown in Fig. 6. l/Vhen the blank is properly folded, it forms a housing, of which 1, 1, are the side walls rising from opposite edges of the end wall 2. The arms 3, 3, are bent inward at the top of the side walls, and then extend upward side by side and constitute a shank to connect the cord eye to the supporting bar. 4

In the preferred form illustrated in Figs. 2 to6, the'side wings 4: and P, extending from the other two edges of the end wall 2, are folded inward toward each other,"formto conceal andprot'ect the end of the shank of the rocker hereinafter described. The wing 4 is made with a socket aperture 5. The middle of wall 2 is pressed outwardly to form a little bowl 6, thus enlarging the socket chamber at that point, to receive the shank of the rocker.

Within the housing is the rocker 7 formed from a blank of sheet metal shaped as shown in Fig. 9. The rocker 7 has a smooth convex top surface formed from the middle part of the blank, while the ends are bent back underneath the convex top to provide a shank formed of the two tenons 8, extending downwardly from the under side of the rocker. Said shank loosely fits j usted by the usual buckles 23. The rear 1 tions as best shown in Figs. 3 and 7, to form a head on the shank for preventing the shank from being dislodged from the socket aperture.

In the modification shown in Figs. 7 and 7, the connecting end wall 2 is pressed upwardly or inwardly instead of outwardly, and is made with a socket aperture 5 for the shank of the rocker. And the socket chamber for inclosing and protecting the shank o1 the rocker is formed by bending the wings r 4-, downward instead of upward, until their edges meet underneath the shank of the rocker, thus closing the socket chamber. i

It will be seen that in either form of the cord eye as shown in Figs. 2 to 6, or in Figs. 7 and T the top wall of the socket chamber forms a platform on which the rocker rests, and the bottom wall of the socket chamber forms an outer inclosing wall which covers and protects the socket aperture and the shank or the rocker. In the form of the in vention shown in Figs. 2 to 6, the infolded wings 4- and a constitute such platform, the socket aperture being formed through the wing t, as shown at 5, while the end wall 2 connecting the lower ends of the side walls 1 constitutes the outer inclosing wall of the socket chamber to cover and protect the ends of the rocker shank 8. In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 7 the end wall 2 of the blank constitutes the platform for supporting the rocker, the socket aperture 5 being formed through said platform, while the init'olded wings 4Q, i constitute the outer inclosing wall to cover and protect the endsot the rocker shank S.

The cord 0 passes through the housing in engagement with the convex surface of the rocker, which tilts in response to the movements of the cord.

The supporting bar to which the cord eye E is secured, is made from a sheet metal blank shaped as shown in Fig. 8, and provided with a slot 9. The arms 3 oi the cord eye E are passed through a slit in the fold of a loop at the end of the strap A. The tip ends of arms 3 are bent outwardly as shown at 1.0 to form a head. The blank for the supporting bar is then folded along its center line, the fold being preferably in the shape of little tube as shown, to stiffen the bar, and the ends 10 of arms 3 are inserted into the slot 9. Then the two sides or leaves 11 and 11 are bent downwardly at each sideof the arms 3, with the head 16 anchored in slot 9 and securely locking the cord eye to the bar thus formed. The loop of strap his then fastened by stitches above the bar in the manner shown in Fig. 5. By this construction the fabric wholly incloses the supporting bar and the devices connecting the cord eye to the bar. V

The cord eyes E above described may be used at any point where thecord is to be connected to the straps. In Fig. 1 of the drawings they are shown at the rear ends of the shoulder straps A, and at each end of the band D, while simple tubular eyes or loops 13 are used at the sides of the band i), and at the front ends of the shoulder straps.

I claim 1. A cord eye comprising a housing having side walls and a socket aperture at its lower end, and a rocker in said housing, said rocker having a cord support at its upper end and a shank on its under side loosely engaging said socket aperture.

2. A cord eye comprising a housinghaw ing sideavalls,'a platform at its lower end provided with a socket aperture, a rocker in said housinghaving a cord support at its upper end and a shank on its under side loosely engaging said socket aperture, and said housing having an outer inclosing wall covering and protecting said socket aperture and the end of the shank on the rocker.

3. A cord eye comprising a housing haw ing sidewalls, an end wall from the two opposite edges of which said side walls rise, and two wings extending from the other two edges of said end wall and folded toward each other to form with the end wall a socket chamber, a socket aperture through the top of said socket chamber, and a cord supporting rocker having a shank on its under side loosely fitting said socket aperture and extending therethrough into the socket chamber.

A cord eye comprising a housing having side walls, an end wall from the two opposite edges of which said side walls rise, and two wings extending from the other two edges of said end wall and folded toward each other to form with the end wall a socket chamber, a socket aperture through the top of'said socket chamber, and a cord supporting rocker having a shank on its under side loosely fitting-said socket aperture and extending therethrough into the socket chamber, the end 01' said shank being formed with a head within said socket chamber to prevent the shank from being dislodged from said socket aperture.

5. A. cord eye comprising a housing made of a single piece of sheet metal forming side walls, an end wall from the two opposite edges of which said side walls rise, and two wings extending from the other two edges of said end walland bent upwardly and inwardly into the housing and made with a socket aperture, said wings and end wall constituting asocket chamber, and a rocker made of a single piece of sheet metal the ends of which are bent toward each other and downwardly to form a shank on the under side'of the rocker, said shank extending through said socket aperture into the socket chamber.

6. A. cord eyecomprising a housing made of a single piece of sheet metal forming side walls, an end wall from the two opposite edges of which said side walls rise and two wings extending from the other two edges of said end wall and bent upwardly and inwardly into the housing and made with a socket aperture, said wings and end wall constituting a socket chamber, and a rocker made of a single piece of sheet metal, the ends of which are bent toward each other and downwardly to form a shank on the under side of the rocker, said shank extending through said socket aperture into the socket chamber, and the center of said end wall being pressed outwardly to form a bowl-like 15 cavity to receive the shank of the rocker.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 25th day of November, 1913.

GEORGE E. PRENTICE. Witnesses:

ROBERT GUSHMAN, CHARLES D. l/VOOD'BERRY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G. 

